Meet the 3 ladies – Rashmi Koppar, Dr Soumya Goyal, and Nidhi Tiwari, who embarked on a long and ambitious trip of driving a 4-wheeler from Delhi to London.

Yeah! That’s right. It was Nidhi Tiwari’s idea, who was also the only driver of this expedition.

When Nidhi discussed this idea with her friends Rashmi Koppar, and Dr Soumya Goyal, they immediately agreed to join her. And they took a sabbatical from their respective jobs to realize their 15-year-old dream.

But they needed sponsors to realize this big dream. So their expedition was backed by an Indian car manufacturer, who gave them an SUV to drive through several countries.

Journey details:

The journey commenced from Delhi in the month of June. From there, they travelled to Myanmar, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium and France, and lastly London. The journey culminated in October.

They drove 600 km/day! Can you believe that? Also, their car was the first Indian car to cross the Arctic Circle!

Rashmi Koppar and Dr Soumya Goyal recall their journey:

The first thing we did while entering every country was to buy a local SIM card. However, we couldn’t book accommodations in advance as our schedule kept changing. It was only in India and England that we spoke in English. In the other countries, we used sign language and Google translator.

They also talked about letting go of the apprehensions of travelling alone and wanted to let women know there is nothing to be scared of while embarking on such expeditions.

However, they took some travel precautions – they avoided travelling at night and explored the cities in evenings.